My husband had three seizures...

It happened Saturday..He had one early in the morning while everyone was asleep...He didn't tell mebuntil a free hours later....As soon as he told me, he went into a full body seizure...It was terrifying... He was rushed to the ER where he had another one. He was admitted and kept until last evening.. He has responded well to medication and is doing much better...I'm just so worried...About everything... We have three kids and a fourth who could be here in less than 3 months time..My husband can't drive..I'm a mess right now ..My heart is breaking...Every time I close my eyes, I see him seizing....I don't think I'll ever forget it..I'm so afraid that it will happen again....It probably will and I know that...I'm just so scared you guys..

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My best friend witnessed her dad have a seizure seemingly out of nowhere and said she will never forget that moment because it was so scary. He ended up having a second one and only then did the doctors take him seriously (they assumed the first one was due to drug use...SO not him!) The good news is he only had the two and has been seizure-free for years. Unfortunately it did disrupt his life for that year due to the driving restrictions and overall caution he had to use. Hopefully they figure out what is going on quickly and can resolve the issue!

That’s really terrible, I’m so sorry this is happening to you right now (or ever!). You must be absolutely terrified, both for him and for yourself if you’re going to be parenting with someone who might have limits around what he can do with the baby, driving, working etc. How completely stressful in every way. You’re doing great just keeping it together! Start with a list of things you need help with and put it on blast to your family and friends.

So sorry to hear this. My mom used to have grand mal seizures that I witnessed and I called 911 during one of them. I was around 11 years old at the time. They are very scary to witness. She’s on medication now and hasn’t had one in years. I hope they find out what is causing them and get him the right treatment. *hugs*

This happened to my mom.. And the first was so bad her heart stopped beating and no breathing.. She was blue. Thankfully my sister is CPR certified and was able to resusitate her. She had two more seizures that night, one in the hospital. But she never had them again after that night.. And she's not having to take medication either. She can't drive due to a stroke that happened years earlier and took use of one arm, but that is unrelated.. So I now this is a scary time. Seeing the seizures is horrifying. But my mom was clinically dead from hers and now you would never know she had them. So try to be positive. Many thoughts and prayers are with you.

Thank you guys so much💜 I've been a mess (away from him, of course). I'm slowly coming to terms with it..I've found that educating myself about it is helpful. I've also joined a support group for advice and what not. I'm just so grateful that he is okay and wasn't alone. It could have been much worse.

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